Me to the power of two

As mental-health challenges continue to rise globally and treatment gaps widen, there is a pressing need for accessible, evidence-based interventions. Me² is an immersive self-dialogue tool, designed to strengthen self-compassion, a known key factor in psychological resilience and recovery, independent of the underlying condition.

Developed in a co-design process with researchers, designers, and therapists, Me² extends established psychotherapeutic techniques of externalisation and perspective taking into an embodied and immersive format. This shift moves the method from a pure imaginary to an experiential tool. Using a single childhood photograph, the tool generates a realistic, age-altered representation of the participant. In guided sessions, participants offer comfort to their child self and then shift perspectives to the child’s body to receive that comfort from their adult self.

Originally created as a VR experience, Me² is now being adapted into a 2D desktop and mobile format to remove barriers posed by using specialized equipment. The project proceeds in three phases: technical adaptation, piloting in therapeutic settings in Switzerland and Mexico combined with a market analysis, and development of sustainable licensing and training models in collaboration with institutional partners. Bringing together neuroscience, interaction design, and psychotherapy, Me² aims to offer an evidence-based, scalable tool for clinical and counselling contexts, with the long-term goal of making self-compassion training widely accessible.